Secondary DNS Server Addition 1

[swankman]

Has anyone come across a best practices for adding a seconday DNS server to a Windows 2K Domain? Right now Im running with only one and would like to add an additional one.

 

[RomeooftheBronx]

1. On the current DNS server, start DNS Manager.
2. Right-click a DNS zone, click Properties, click the General tab, and then note the Type value. This will be Primary zone, Secondary zone or Stub zone.
3. Click Change.
4. In the Change Zone Type box, click to select the Store the zone in Active Directory (available only if DNS server is a domain controller) check box. When you are prompted to answer whether want this zone to become Active Directory integrated, click Yes, and then click OK.
In the Domain properties, the type now shows "Active Directory-Integrated".
When replication has completed to the domain controller that you are adding as another Active Directory Integrated Primary server, you can then install the DNS server service on that domain controller. The DNS zone information is listed in the DNS Manager. You can add as many additional DNS servers as you want.